Shelley Solheim

As IT administrators start to pay more heed to instant messaging usage in the enterprise, vendors in the e-mail security space are extending their technologies to IM. CipherTrust Inc., based in Alpharetta, Ga., this week becomes the latest player to enter the IM security race with the launch of its new IronIM appliance. IronIM, like […]

Extended Systems Inc. is aiming to bolster its OneBridge Mobile Groupware platform with new features to support large enterprises, but some of the companys customers are starting to look elsewhere. Version 5.0, to be released this week, comes as Extended Systems faces competition in the wireless e-mail market, not only from the likes of Research […]

Search startup Intellexts Watson 2.0 sidebar tool is now available as a plug-in for Windows Desktop Search. Intellext says its search tool is different from other tools, such as Googles Sidebar, because Watson automatically searches for and generates information relevant to the current document a user is working on. /zimages/1/28571.gifA new crop of software startups […]

FaceTime Communications this week will bolster its IM management and security tools with new technology aimed at helping businesses stop IM security threats more quickly. FaceTime Communications Inc.s Day Zero Defense System, which works with instant messaging systems including AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and Google Talk, assesses criteria such as message frequency, […]

Managed e-mail security services provider MessageLabs Inc. next week will launch new services to help businesses protect against Web-borne threats. The new offerings include an anti-virus service aimed to stop malware or browser exploits, an anti-spyware service for blocking spyware or adware from being downloaded onto or sent from the company network, and a URL […]

Accellion Inc. next week will release the latest version of its file transfer appliance, which is designed to help administrators and users more efficiently move large files without causing network congestion. The Accellion Courier File Transfer appliance allows users to send large files without choking mail servers and more easily than with FTP, according to […]

Ray Ozzie, one of the more well-respected technologists in the industry and the brains behind both Lotus Notes and the Groove peer-to-peer software, is facing what may be the most daunting challenge of his career as a result of last weeks reorganization at Microsoft Corp. Ozzie, who joined the ranks of the Redmond, Wash., company […]

Startup Zimbra Inc. this week will emerge from stealth mode with the rollout of its open-source Zimbra Collaboration Suite, designed as an alternative to Microsoft Corp.s Exchange and IBMs Lotus Notes. The San Mateo, Calif., companys suite, slated to launch later this fall, is a client/server system for e-mail, contacts and group calendaring, said Zimbra […]

As phishing scams escalate and mature, its getting tougher for consumers to sort out legitimate e-mails from frauds. Users accustomed to such scams have resorted to deleting any unsolicited e-mails from businesses, but startup Iconix has the lofty goal of helping businesses regain their customers trust in e-mail. Iconix this week will launch a new […]

Analysts say Microsofts decision to expand Chief Technology Officer Ray Ozzies role in developing the companys software-based services is a good move. Ozzie will broaden his current role as CTO to assume responsibility for the development of software-based services across Microsofts newly formed core business divisions: Platforms and Services; Business; and Entertainment and Devices, as […]